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U.N. chief urges international community to back Syrians during visit to Damascus

U.N. chief urges international community to back Syrians during visit to Damascus

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed to the international community to support the people of Syria

Guterres meets Syria's Sharaa on first visit to Damascus by UN chief in 17 years

Guterres meets Syria's Sharaa on first visit to Damascus by UN chief in 17 years

By Tala Ramadan and Kinda Makieh DAMASCUS, July 25 (Reuters) - U.N.

Guterres makes first visit to Syria by UN chief since before civil war

Guterres makes first visit to Syria by UN chief since before civil war

By Tala Ramadan BEIRUT, July 25 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday for the first trip to Syria by a serving United Nations' chief since 2009, before the start of a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions.

Guterres set to be first UN chief to visit Syria since before 2011 war

Guterres set to be first UN chief to visit Syria since before 2011 war

By Tala Ramadan BEIRUT, July 25 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Syria on Saturday in the first trip by a serving U.N. chief since the start of a nearly 14-year war that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions in the country.

UN human rights chief wins second term despite opposition from US, Israel and Russia

UN human rights chief wins second term despite opposition from US, Israel and Russia

U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk won a second term Friday despite opposition from the United States, Russia and Israel to keep him in one of the most controversial United Nations posts for four more years

UN assembly approves mandate extension for rights chief, despite US warning

UN assembly approves mandate extension for rights chief, despite US warning

By David Brunnstrom July 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of U.N. Human Rights chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia and Israel and a U.S. threat to reassess its funding and engagement.

ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations

ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations

Member state representatives of the International Criminal Court have voted to remove the global tribunal’s chief prosecutor, four diplomats have told The Associated Press

UN assembly approves four-year extension in mandate of rights chief

UN assembly approves four-year extension in mandate of rights chief

July 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of U.N. Human Rights chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia and Israel and a U.S. threat to reassess its funding.

International Criminal Court members to vote on dismissing prosecutor Khan

International Criminal Court members to vote on dismissing prosecutor Khan

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, July 24 (Reuters) - International Criminal Court member states are set to vote on Friday on whether to dismiss the court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan for alleged sexual misconduct.

Why New York's Mamdani cannot have Israel's Netanyahu arrested

Why New York's Mamdani cannot have Israel's Netanyahu arrested

(In paragraph 11, corrects first name of Harvard Law School professor to Alex, not Alexander) By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this week that he had determined he lacked the legal authority to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested

Who is Karim Khan, the barrister at the centre of the ICC's internal crisis?

Who is Karim Khan, the barrister at the centre of the ICC's internal crisis?

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, July 24 (Reuters) - Karim Khan became one of the best-known international prosecutors in May 2024 when he announced he was seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, inserting the International Criminal Court into a confrontation with

Trump says US-Saudi nuclear deal conditional on country joining Abraham Accords

Trump says US-Saudi nuclear deal conditional on country joining Abraham Accords

July 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a civil nuclear deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia is conditional on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel.